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21st Century Schizoid Man drums: tempo, difficulty and parts
21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson is 76 BPM and runs 7:00: 230 bars and 4,261 notes played on the snare, kick, hi-hat, ride, crash, tom 2, tom 1 and floor tom.
The drum part is rated Hard — a real workout, so start it at half speed and bring it up.
It has 11 fills, its longest section is the Guitar Solo (0:54) and the hi-hat opens as well as closes.
Song map
- I. 21st Century Schizoid Man
- Main Riff
- Verse I
- Main Riff
- Verse II
- Main Riff
- II. Mirrors
- Three Score and Four
- Guitar Solo
- Sax Solo
- Three Score and Four Reprise
- Breakdown
- Snare Solo
- Mirrors Reprise
- II. 21st Century Schizoid Man (Reprise)
- Verse III
- Main Riff
- Free Jazz!
- and outro...
How to play 21st Century Schizoid Man on drums
- Plug in your electronic drum kit over USB — or play on the keyboard.
- Press play. The notes of 21st Century Schizoid Man come down in time with the recording. Play it in Beatfall or read it as drum notation.
- Slow it down. Take the Fill at bar 37 at 0.5× or 0.75× with a click and a count-in, then bring it up to 76 BPM.
- Check every hit — on time, early or late — before you record your 21st Century Schizoid Man drum cover.
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